The more simple any things is, the less liable it is to be disordered, and the easier repaired when disordered

A dog in a kennel barks at his fleas—a hunting dog does not feel them

A belief in invisible cats cannot be logically disproved, although it does tell us a good deal about those who hold it

Fear and loss of mental equilibrium are a result of a materialistic mind

The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were when we created them

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand

To many the whole object of life is work. Ask a man what he is doing with his life and ninety-nine times out of a hundred he will reply by telling you his trade or profession

Our intelligence has recently provided us with awesome powers. It is not yet clear that we have the wisdom to avoid our own self‑destruction

To obtain the applause of deserving man is a heartfelt satisfaction; to merit them is my highest wish

Politicians are regularly criticized for changing their minds, but sceptics, rationalists and scientists know that there are occasions when the ability to change one's mind is a virtue

Where there is no occasion for expressing an opinion, it's best to be silent, for there is nothing more certain than that it is at all times more easy to make enemies than friends

You should take the approach that you’re wrong. Your goal is to be less wrong

That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly

If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a [hu]man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability

The voice of conscience is so delicate that it is easy to stifle it but so clear that it is impossible to mistake it

Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be

[Aggression, territoriality, ritual and social hierarchy seem to be results of individuals (or societies) who have been deprived of the pleasures of the body. This is not very clear yet but] – Meanwhile we can each make a personal and non-controversial contribution to the future of the world by hugging our infants tenderly

Management is doing things right, leadership is doing the right things

Great minds have great purposes, others have wishes. Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them

Every sentence I utter must be understood not as an affirmation, but as a question

A person who has given up all desires for sense gratification, who lives free from desires, who has given up all sense of proprietorship and is devoid of false ego—He alone can attain real peace

Temptations are merely increase by constant frustration, whereas an occasional satisfaction of them causes them to diminish

Satisfied needs do not motivate. It’s only unsatisfied needs that motivate us

Errors once discovered are more than half amended. Some men will gain as much experience in the course of three or four years as some will in ten or a dozen

By changing our perspective we can figure out how worlds work

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe

It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men

It is the routine that keeps men sane; for if there were no grooves along which thought and action might move with unconscious ease, the mind would be perpetually hesitant, and would soon take refuge in lunacy

A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read